Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: UPDATE: Texas EZ Trip Shooting Of Drunk [View all]cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)"When the man returned to the store, he apparently slapped a second customer, according to Sgt. Warren Mitchell, with the Dallas Police Department.
The second customer also retreated from the store while the man continued striking him, police said.
Once in the parking lot, the second customer pulled out a handgun and shot the man, Mitchell told NBC 5.
Your statement: The shooter made no attempt to diffuse the situation, other than shooting him.
Who are you to say that the bully never got a second chance? Who's to say this wasn't his FIFTH chance...? Sometimes we brush death without even knowing it. For instance, I used to ride a Kawasaki 750 Ninja. It was scary fast. Once, I was riding down a main thoroughfare going the speed limit, and a man was about to turn left in front of me. I looked at him. HE looked at me. Our eyes actually met. At the last moment, he decided he could get onto the street I was on before I got to where he was. I passed within an inch of his back bumper with my back brake locked and was hard on the front. It was so close I had to pull over and sit on the curb for a few minutes just to catch my breath. I knew he was going to do it, and at the time was sitting straight up on the bike, and prepared.
It would be interesting to know what your bully's criminal record was. I bet he had one.
Fighting back, screaming for help (yeah... try THAT one and expect more than one person in a THOUSAND to come to your aid) mace... those things buy you moments at best. If that one person in a thousand isn't within earshot, you're going to be getting your ass kicked for MINUTES.
I'm not going to suffer the same fate. I thought I made that clear. I don't carry. I have the luxury of being as big or bigger than your average thug.
You made the comment earlier that I should hope you weren't on my jury. Man oh man did you just out yourself as someone who should NEVER serve on a jury. I hope you haven't, because if you have, I would bet money you made a decision based on your biases rather than the facts.